WinRT first impressions anyone?
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Would be interesting to see what people've run into so far.
Regards, Nish
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On the plus side, my C# code doesn't have to p/invoke to match the C++ code. On the minus side - no dialog support and the whole app has to be WinRT (no surfacing with other interfaces is possible). The lack of dialogs means that things such as gathering options need to be managed differently, so app workflows will have to change.
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On the plus side, my C# code doesn't have to p/invoke to match the C++ code. On the minus side - no dialog support and the whole app has to be WinRT (no surfacing with other interfaces is possible). The lack of dialogs means that things such as gathering options need to be managed differently, so app workflows will have to change.
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
On the plus side, my C# code doesn't have to p/invoke to match the C++ code.
Yeah but based on what I understood so far, the C++ code may be just a tad faster - since it's native code accessing COM (the new COM) as opposed to COM-interop (the new equivalent) with C#/VB.
Regards, Nish
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Would be interesting to see what people've run into so far.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
I just finished downloading it this morning, going to play with it tonight! I found this very interesting tidbit: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh454076(v=VS.85).aspx[^] Definitely I can do native C++ UI in XAML, I think I will switch to C++! :P Although... having to have 3 installers for the application (x86, x64, ARM) is annoying...
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Would be interesting to see what people've run into so far.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
Hey Nish, I tried installing it into VMWare last night but was getting some errors. I've read that it installs just fine under VirtualBox so I'll try that this weekend. If that doesn't work I guess I'll have no choice but to put it on a physical box. Best Wishes, -David Delaune
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Would be interesting to see what people've run into so far.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
Downloading...
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
On the plus side, my C# code doesn't have to p/invoke to match the C++ code.
Yeah but based on what I understood so far, the C++ code may be just a tad faster - since it's native code accessing COM (the new COM) as opposed to COM-interop (the new equivalent) with C#/VB.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
I'm not so sure about this, and am not in a position - yet - to perform meaningful comparisons. That will have to wait.
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I'm not so sure about this, and am not in a position - yet - to perform meaningful comparisons. That will have to wait.
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Downloading...
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Took 8 hours for me, the servers were quite slow.
Regards, Nish
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Hey Nish, I tried installing it into VMWare last night but was getting some errors. I've read that it installs just fine under VirtualBox so I'll try that this weekend. If that doesn't work I guess I'll have no choice but to put it on a physical box. Best Wishes, -David Delaune
You may need the latest VMware (released last week or so). Or use VirtualBox (seems to have worked for many). I installed it on a VHD by booting off a USB flash drive. So except for the VHD I have it running on my full hardware.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
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I just finished downloading it this morning, going to play with it tonight! I found this very interesting tidbit: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh454076(v=VS.85).aspx[^] Definitely I can do native C++ UI in XAML, I think I will switch to C++! :P Although... having to have 3 installers for the application (x86, x64, ARM) is annoying...
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Remember that right now, the C++ support for Xaml is WinRT only. Not for desktop apps.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
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Foolishly I offered to convert one of our apps over from WPF to see what the migration path will be like, before I had a chance to play with the environment. My impressions now are that it's going to be a lot harder than I first thought - the lack of things like popups is a real pain.
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Foolishly I offered to convert one of our apps over from WPF to see what the migration path will be like, before I had a chance to play with the environment. My impressions now are that it's going to be a lot harder than I first thought - the lack of things like popups is a real pain.
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility
Yeah, porting any non-trivial desktop app to a Metro app would involve significant re-design.
Regards, Nish
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Yeah, porting any non-trivial desktop app to a Metro app would involve significant re-design.
Regards, Nish
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It's going to be worth it in the long run to see what knowledge can be transferred without any trouble. Now, if only Blend wasn't just HTML/CSS at the moment.
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It's going to be worth it in the long run to see what knowledge can be transferred without any trouble. Now, if only Blend wasn't just HTML/CSS at the moment.
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Now, if only Blend wasn't just HTML/CSS at the moment.
Well the good thing for Xaml design from VS is that they now host the Blend controls within VS. (no more Cider in VS - good riddance)
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
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Hey Nish, I tried installing it into VMWare last night but was getting some errors. I've read that it installs just fine under VirtualBox so I'll try that this weekend. If that doesn't work I guess I'll have no choice but to put it on a physical box. Best Wishes, -David Delaune